Regina Wins 1930 Trades and Labor Congress Scene
Regina was named as the scene of the 1930 convention of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. The western city defeated Hamilton by 109 to 75 for the honor. Mrs. Jessie Campbell Ewart, wife of John S. Ewart K.C., died at her Ottawa residence. Montreal proper population reaches 1 071 057 per Lovell's directory. Greater Montreal 1 224 059. Stefansson endorses northern air route to Europe with a decade outlook for daily Winnipeg London service. Graf Zeppelin completes 20 000 mile world flight in 21 days 7 hours 34 minutes elapsed. actual flying time 11 days 23 hours 14 minutes, beating 1924 U.S. Army flyers.
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Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Hamilton
Jessie Campbell Ewart
Johns. Ewart
K.C
Ottawa
Montreal
Lovell
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Europe
Winnipeg
London
Graf Zeppelin
Graf
United States Army World Flyers
English language growth outpacing all others says Zurich paper
The Zurich newspaper reports English grew from under 20 million native speakers in 1830 to 160 million today with another 60 million understanding it. It notes faster growth than any other language and claims the language is spoken everywhere now.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Aviators Rescued After Eight Days on Berries Near Norway House
Canadian Air Force aviators drifting between God's Lake and Norway Gon were rescued near Norway House after eight days of survival on berries. They had been on a fire patrol when the motor stalled over the lake and failed to repair it the first day. Weak and with clothing torn, they signaled until an air force plane spotted them on the eighth day.
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S God's Lake
Norway Gon
Norway House
Locust Plague Fought by Bulgarian Citizens
Bulgaria mobilized citizens ages 16 to 80 to combat a severe locust outbreak in Hasnovo District. Fire, smoke, lye and oil aided the effort, with over 65 tons of locusts destroyed before the pest was halted.
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Government of
Bulgaria
Hasnovo
Poet Bliss Carman’s ashes return home to Fredericton
The ashes of Bliss Carman rest in a concrete tomb at Forest Hill Cemetery Fredericton overlooking his birthplace. They were brought from New Canaan Connecticut where he died and laid to rest after a memorial service arranged by the Government of New Brunswick attended by distinguished figures from Canada and the United States. One of Carman’s best known poems was sung during the service at Christ Church Cathedral.
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Bliss Carman
Canada
Forest Hill Cemetery
Fredericton
New Canaan
Connecticut
New Brunswick
United States
Carman
Christ Church Cathedral
Slim Smart Wrapped Dress Style No 560 For All Figures
Describes a slender trim wrap style suited for stout figures with a surplice closing bodice and shawl collar. The straight back and hem width achieved by inverted front plaits adds length, with patch pockets. Fabrics include printed pique linen gingham organdie and silk crepe, in sizes bust 16 to 46 inches. pattern price 25 cents.
Russian prodigy Nina Glagoliva astonishes experts
A 22 year old Russian woman Nina Glagoliva astonishes scientists with rapid mental calculations taking seconds for complex problems. She reportedly extracted the ninth root of a 20 digit number and memorized long word lists after a single hearing, prompting a commission to declare her greater than Arago among prodigies.
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Nina Glagoliva
Wonder Woman
Kozevnikoff
Chijevsky
Kosinsky
Kiseleff
Glagoliva
Commission
Arago
May Make Icebergs Visible At Night
Dr. Howard T. Barnes, an ice engineering expert, was at McGill University as his experimental ship The Alvira underwent repairs before a series of tests in the Bay of Fundy. He completed three weeks of night iceberg detection near Newfoundland and Labrador, with photographic work to develop methods to make icebergs visible at night for safer navigation on the St. Lawrence route to Europe.
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Howard T. Barnes
McGill University
Alvira
Bay of Fundy
Barnes
Newfoundland and Labrador
McGill
St. Lawrence
Europe
Petition Filed For New Judicial District In The Pas
Members of The Pas Bar Association plan to petition the provincial government to create a new judicial district north of Township 44 Manitoba. The meeting noted the district is important for the north, and while no resident judge is requested yet, the district is deemed necessary due to workload considerations.
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Pas
Bar
Pas Bar Association
Mantoba
Reading the Law By Ezra In Nehemiah Era
The article describes Ezra reading the Book of the Law before the people at the water gate on the seventh month New Year festival. Levites explained the text, the people listened from morning to midday, and responded Amen. Nehemiah urged joy and celebration, not mourning, with provisions for the needy.
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Ezra
Alexander the Great
Jerusalem
Water Gate
Dean Stanley
A. S. Peake
Nehemiah
Jehovah
Toasts and Travel Tales Spark City Wit
A collection of quips and trivia from readers and papers features jokes about marriage advice from Punch and Life, a grim note on mail to Washington, and a punchline about a traveller’s report of a dead man. The piece ends with a science fact stating the body’s daily heat could melt 44 pounds of ice and boil water.
Average oil field life spans about three years
The report states that an oil field typically has an average productive life of around three years, indicating a limited lifespan for extraction operations and the need for timely development.
Butterfly Wings Beat Nine Times a Second
A butterfly in flight beats its wings nine times each second, illustrating rapid wing motion in aerial locomotion.
Clairvoyants in Crime Solving Per Doyle Vision
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle proposes a future police force including clairvoyants or psychometrists to sense clues at crime scenes. He argues such powers are not crime evidence but may guide detectives to lead their investigations. He cites a blood stained knife and a man with a long black mustache as example impressions.
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Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur
Empire Marketing Board funds timber research lab
The Empire Marketing Board approved a capital grant up to 150000 dollars for research on Empire timbers at the Princess Risborough Forest Products Research Laboratory in London under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. In 1928 Germany the United States the United Kingdom and France exported 800 million dollars of chemicals and allied products.
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Empire
Empire Marketing Board
Princess Risborough Forest Products
London
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Germany
United States
United Kingdom
France
Gyproc Lined Barns Improve Health and Laying Capacity
Gyproc sheets provide fire, cold, heat and vermin protection for barns and poultry houses. They are easy to erect at low cost, offering improved cattle health and increased egg production after a few months.
Betty Barclay Lemon Pie From Weekly Recipes
Recipes For This Week by Betty Barclay includes a lemon pie with lemon juice lemon rind sugar flour salt melted butter and milk. Beat yolks until thick then add lemon and rind fold in whites and bake first at 450 degrees then 350 degrees for about 20 minutes until firm.
Concord grape preserves method from kitchen instructions
For each pound of Concord grapes use one half cup water wash and skin the grapes and remove seeds if possible. Add sugar equal to half the weight of prepared fruit. Boil sugar and water ten minutes. Add the fruit and cook until grapes are clear and the syrup thick. Pour into hot jars and seal.
Staged Proverb on Patience Attracts Readers
A short saying notes that persistence rewards people who wait for opportunity rather than chasing it. The adage emphasizes patience as a path to gains, contrasting idle waiting with delayed action.
Distillation of Rose Oil From Morning Buds
A note explains that rose oil is distilled from fresh buds collected in the morning while dew remains on them, preserving fragrance and potency for the distillation process.
Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Antacid Ad
An advertisement extols Phillips' Milk of Magnesia as a safe effective antacid used by physicians for fifty years. One spoonful neutralizes multiple times its volume in acid, leaving the stomach sweet and pain relieved within minutes. The copy urges obtaining the genuine product from drugstores with full directions.
New Marketing System Studied for Wheat Protein Content
Dr. Robert Newton of the University of Alberta is tasked by Canada's National Research Council to study Europe’s reception to marketing wheat by protein content. The inquiry follows a Commons agricultural committee suggestion and builds on an approved wheat grading report for the council.
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Robert Newton
University of Alberta
National Research Council of Canada
Europe
Agricultural Committee
House of Commons
Newton
H. M. Tory
Research Council
The
Research Council For
Rocket Car Aims to Break Speed Record at Ormond Beach
An attempt to lower the world automobile speed record is planned for next spring at Ormond Beach Florida using a German Rocket car. Builders Sander and Volkart will equip a new vehicle with 64 rockets instead of the 26 on the current car.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
Sander and
Volkart
Secret Swap Over Ice Cream Soda
Martha accuses Madge of sharing a secret, but Madge says she did not reveal it. She claims she traded it for a different secret and an ice cream soda during a nighttime exchange.
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Martha
Madge
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